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The Rio 2016 Olympics Organising Committee (Rio 2016) has begun ticket sales for Brazilian residents. Residents of Brazil can log on to Rio 2016's official website until April 30 and apply for tickets to the Games – the first to be held in South America.

Rugby stars will be chomping at the bit to get their mouth around the latest innovation in protection from BMW who has developed the ultimate rugby mouthguard which will be rolled out in the lead up to the biggest event in rugby.

British Cycling has confirmed the riders selected to represent Great Britain at the first round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup taking place at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester on the 18th -19th April.

Supermum Jo Pavey will get the chance to complete an historic hat-trick of titles when she returns to road racing action in the Morrisons Great Manchester Run on Sunday May 10.

The Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee is issuing a first call for volunteers with the recruitment campaign for the Preliminary Draw opening on FIFA.com.

New Zealand captain and opening batsman Brendon McCullum has signed to play for the Birmingham Bears in the 2015 NatWest T20 Blast after agreeing a seven-match deal with the reigning champions.

Sky Academy Ambassador Jessica Ennis-Hill made a surprise visit to Leeds to present 15-year-old  Steffan Rothery-Wager with the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year Award for England.  

West Brom will pay tribute to former striker Jeff Astle wearing a special 1968 FA Cup final inspired retro kit against Leicester City on April 11.

Sky Academy Ambassador Darren Campbell made a surprise visit to Glasgow to present 17-year-old Fraser Armstrong with the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year award for Scotland.  

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 14-player England Women's Academy (EWA) squad to play four 50-over matches and two Twenty20s against their Australian equivalents – the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars – in the UAE next month.

The FIFA Organising Committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments have announced the venues for the women's and men's competitions for Rio 2016.

Travellers wishing to experience some 'Capital Golf' this spring are being enticed to Lisbon with the promise of pristine courses, pocket-friendly prices and unlimited golf, provided by ORIZONTE – Lisbon Golf.

Community boxing clubs across the UK will be selected to host a number of British boxing names as part of 'Backing Up Boxing,’ a new campaign from England Boxing and London 2012 legacy charity, Join In.

The British Polio Fellowship is launching its annual indoor games in Leicester with a bang this year as it announces that Paralympians James Crisp and Anne Wafula-Strike MBE will compete in a celebrity play-off event, as a unique curtain raiser that could become an annual event.

Despite a somewhat expected inept showing in the ICC World Cup and them facing a $42 million compensation bill after the abandoned tour of India last October, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) re-elected Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron for a further term in office as its president.